Senators also pressed the director on the future of the NIH, noting that it has been hamstrung by the ongoing […]
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At NIH, a power struggle over institute directorships deepens
The research agency has 27 institute and center directors. Will those roles become politicized? When a new presidential administration comes […]
Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs
While indirect rates (the money paid for indirects as a percentage of the grant’s value) average about 30 percent, many […]
Lawsuit over Trump rejecting medical research grants is settled
Skip to content Settlement forces NIH to review grants previously rejected on ideological grounds. On Monday, the ACLU announced that […]
An NIH director joins MAHA, gets replaced by JD Vance’s close friend
The director of a federal health institute that has arguably produced two of the most controversial government studies in recent […]
Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, […]
$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the funding pause to journalists. US Senator Patty Murray […]
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI
Separately, Trump v. Casa blocked the use of a national injunction against illegal activity. So, while the government’s actions have […]
RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions
The move comes after HHS Secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on a May 27 podcast that […]
NIH budget cuts affect research funding beyond US borders
European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic? Credit: E+ via Getty Images Rory de Vries, […]